behind schedule

Example Sentences

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Sphere was completed in 2023 for $2.3 billion, or nearly $1 billion over budget and years behind schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Admittedly, the chip announcement comes months behind schedule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Glen Sannox began sailings last year, almost seven years behind schedule.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Homes are months behind schedule, and contractors face an uphill battle to recruit more workers to finish them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Inevitably Abel would get behind schedule on a car, and since he was our ride, we’d have to wait for him to finish before we could go home.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah